Step 1:
The first step to converting 11472.02684022 to a fraction is to re-write 11472.02684022 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11472.02684022 can be written as simply 11472.02684022/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11472.02684022, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11472.02684022/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11472.02684022/1 each by 100000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 11472.02684022 as a fraction:
424465/37 / 1